I have never heard of any leadership claim or plan of mass tourism. The plan is to just hold onto and improve the quality of the visitors that are already coming. Even the current young professionals accustomed to simply clicking everything online are not going to do the airplane, taxi, ferry dance. BVI tourism either gains direct major airline access or dies.

"The government has invested 7 million dollars in a company that may or may not help with airlift problems. It remains to be seen how that will pan out."

That is a very expensive short term patch to allow the business professionals to get in and out or South Florida until a long term airline solution can be completed.

You can try to shoot the messenger all you want. The story has been clear for a least a decade. Find a way to get higher end tourist. Here is Goal Number One straight from the BVI Government:

Increase the economic contribution of Tourism to the BVI by:
•Attracting a more discerning and higher spending visitor

See more at: http://www.bvitourism.com/vision-mission#sthash.kCXx7Nga.dpuf